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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Guest author J. Dorthy

Character
profile: Gabriella ( including a deleted scene from her point of view.)

Gabriella is the sister everyone wishes
they didn’t have. She is self-centred, manipulative, powerful and beautiful.
She dismisses her sister, Jo from her life without batting an eye, only
speaking to her, or acknowledging her, when she wants something. She also keeps
a very dangerous secret. A secret she has no intention of sharing with anyone.

Here is an excerpt from Gabriella’s point
of view. (I cut this from the original manuscript, when I decided to reduce the
number of POV’s. I always think it’s a bit of fun, to read a scene from a
different character’s viewpoint, so I hope you enjoy it.)

Gabriella
cringed, looking at Beth holding her little brother Jack. Having a small person
around was not exactly her idea of a good time, particularly one who needed
extra attention and monitoring. She wanted Beth to leave so she could convince
Spencer to take her out to the movies.

Beth
bent down to pick up Jack’s bag but Spencer intervened, ‘Here, let me help
you,’ he offered.

‘Thanks, that’d be great,’ she said, briefly
meeting his eyes. ‘Um, thanks again Jo, I’ll see you at school tomorrow.’ Beth
turned to Gabriella. ‘Um…bye. Nice to see you again.’

Gabriella
smiled briefly and went to the fridge to grab a cold bottle of water.

Spencer followed Beth out the door and Jo went
upstairs, leaving Gabriella alone in the kitchen.

Gabriella
stood by the sink sipping her water. She wondered about what she'd witnessed
between Beth and Spencer this afternoon. If her intuition was correct, and
Spencer for some astonishing reason was attracted to her, she knew it wouldn't
last. Beth had the personality of a cold fish, which was in stark contrast to
her brother and she had no intention of letting anything develop between them.

She
admired her newly manicured nails, then as always, her attention was drawn
toward the antique ring on her right hand. She flicked her finger as the light
reflected on her ring, making patterns on the polished steel sink. She watched
mesmerized for a few moments, then gently traced her forefinger over the casing
and smiled. She knew exactly how to manipulate everyone and her brother was no
exception.

She doesn’t know why her father abandoned her when she was a baby, or the truth about her mother’s death.

Jo doesn’t know a lot about her past. But she’s about to find out.

Nearing her eighteenth birthday, she’s about to discover what really happened to her father all those years ago.

She’s on a new path, a path including her first love, a path that will lead to the truth about a family secret held for generations.

Jo’s about to face her first real challenge. ‘Reflections’ part one, is just the beginning.

About the Author:

Jacoba Dorothy lives in Canberra, the bush capital of Australia. She is the mother of two and works part time teaching children with English as an additional language. Most days she can be found bashing away at the computer, either writing, editing, reviewing great books or face-booking. Oh and of course balancing her time to make sure she give special attention to her husband and family.

The Eternal Curse trilogy is her debut series, the second in the series, Shadows, should be released later this year. And the third installment, sometime next year.

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